Smart homes aren’t built on voice assistants alone. The real intelligence comes from the devices working behind the scenes, ...

It was a banner year for smart home products, and the big trends I saw weren’t about new product categories; they were about ...

Home Assistant's best feature is a lot simpler than that: a unified dashboard.

IKEA's smart home lineup is finally moving to Matter, with affordable sensors and remotes that fix old limits and play nicer with other platforms.

A handful of new brick sets that work with the smart brick-focused Smart Play system were announced in Germany today at the ...

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Lockly has introduced the Affirm smart lock series at CES, its first line of smart deadbolts and latches with native Matter-over-Thread support, Wi-Fi connectivity, and an integrated doorbell.

TP-Link has officially launched its Tapo H110 Smart IR & IoT Hub in the US, following releases in Europe and Japan. The budget-friendly hub acts as a universal IR remote and Matter-compatible smart ...

The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds interactive lights and sound to the Lego experience—including the minifigs.

Savant-owned GE Lighting was at CES 2026 with its latest Matter-compatible smart home devices, including new shades that will work with Apple Home. GE smart shades are launching with a simple, ...

Senso is a gamified plant sensor that's designed to use AI to improve plant care. It is supposed to track soil moisture, temperature, and light exposure data in real time, and there is a little pixel ...

LIFX, known for its smart lighting options, debuted a new SuperColor Mirror at CES 2026. The SuperColor Mirror features both front and back lighting options, and it connects to an Apple Home setup ...